Absorbing capacity of peat bogs of the Upper Volga area

Migration of biogenic substances in peats of high and low-level bogs is discussed. Experiments were carried out to determine the quantitative characteristics of the absorbing capacity of peat. A high ability of peat to absorb and hold biogenic substances was revealed. This ability depends on the degree of biogenic substance decomposition and on the amount of finely divided particles, and it is not similar in different types of biogenic substances.